Matthew 11:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.”
Matthew 11:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 11:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 11:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by her children.””
Matthew 11:19 — World English Bible
Matthew 11:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! And wisdom is justified by her works. ”
Matthew 11:19 — American Standard Version
Matthew 11:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners, and wisdom was justified of her children.'”
Matthew 11:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 11:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a man [that is] eating and wine-drinking, a friend of tax-gatherers, and of sinners: — and wisdom has been justified by her children. ”
Matthew 11:19 — Darby Translation
Matthew 11:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The sonne of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Beholde a glutton and a drinker of wine, a friend vnto Publicanes and sinners: but wisedome is iustified of her children.”
Matthew 11:19 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 11:19 in Context — Matthew 11
17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
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